Submit New Study Abroad Proposal
OGE recommends planning at least 18 months in advance when designing a new program proposal.
Step 1 and 2 of the program proposal process should be completed prior to starting a program proposal application in the StudyAway Portal. The full steps and be found on the
Proposing a New Program webpage. Once steps 1 and 2 are completed, OGE will create a new program proposal application for you in the StudyAway Portal.
New Study Abroad Program Proposal Submission Deadlines
| Calendar Year 2024 |
Spring 2024 |
Maymester 2024 |
Summer 2024 |
Fall 2024 |
| Program Directors plan program, submit Background Information Form & meet with director of StudyAway |
Before Feb 1, 2023 |
Before Feb 1, 2023 |
Before Feb 1, 2023 |
Before Sept 1, 2023 |
| Review/approve program proposal within academic unit/college |
Before Mar 1, 2023 |
Before Mar 1, 2023 |
Before Mar 1, 2023 |
Before Sept 15, 2023 |
| Program Directors, with pre-approval from academic units/college, submit documents in the StudyAway Portal |
Mar 1, 2023 |
Mar 1, 2023 |
Mar 1, 2023 |
Sept 15, 2023 |
| OGE final approval |
April 30, 2023 |
April 30, 2023 |
April 30, 2023 |
Nov 30, 2023 |
| Calendar Year 2023 |
Spring 2023 |
Maymester 2023 |
Summer 2023 |
Fall 2023 |
| Program Directors plan program, submit Background Information Form & meet with director of StudyAway |
Before Feb 1, 2022 |
Before Feb 1, 2022 |
Before Feb 1, 2022 |
Before Sept 1, 2022 |
| Review/approve program proposal within academic unit/college |
Before Mar 1, 2022 |
Before Mar 1, 2022 |
Before Mar 1, 2022 |
Before Sept 15, 2022 |
| Program Directors, with pre-approval from academic units/college, submit documents in the StudyAway Portal |
Mar 1, 2022 |
Mar 1, 2022 |
Mar 1, 2022 |
Sept 15, 2022 |
| OGE final approval |
April 30, 2022 |
April 30, 2022 |
April 30, 2022 |
Nov 30, 2022 |
Previous Deadlines
For reference purposes, these are deadlines for past terms.
| Calendar Year 2022 |
Spring 2022 |
Maymester 2022 |
Summer 2022 |
Fall 2022 |
| Program Directors plan program, submit Background Information Form & meet with director of StudyAway |
Before Feb 22, 2021 |
Before Feb 22, 2021 |
Before Feb 22, 2021 |
Before Sep 28, 2021 |
| Review/approve program proposal within academic unit/college |
Before Mar 1, 2021 |
Before Mar 1, 2021 |
Before Mar 1, 2021 |
Before Oct 30, 2021 |
| Program Directors, with pre-approval from academic units/college, submit documents in the StudyAway Portal |
Mar 1, 2021 |
Mar 1, 2021 |
Mar 1, 2021 |
Oct 30, 2021 |
| OGE final approval |
April 30, 2021 |
April 30, 2021 |
April 30, 2021 |
Nov 29, 2021 |
| SABD course update in Athena |
Oct 31, 2021 |
Oct 31, 2021 |
Oct 31, 2021 |
Feb 24, 2022 |
| Program cancellation for low enrollment reasons |
Nov 13, 2021 |
Mar 1, 2022 |
Mar 1, 2022 |
Jun 3, 2022 |
| No academic course additions after this date |
Nov 13, 2021 |
Mar 1, 2022 |
Mar 1, 2022 |
Jun 3, 2022 |
| No changes to approved budgets after this date |
Nov 13, 2021 |
Mar 1, 2022 |
Mar 1, 2022 |
Jun 3, 2022 |
| Final program itinerary is to be uploaded in the StudyAway Portal |
At least 30 days prior to program start |
At least 30 days prior to program start |
At least 30 days prior to program start |
At least 30 days prior to program start |
| Calendar Year 2021 |
Spring 2021 |
Maymester 2021 |
Summer 2021 |
Fall 2021 |
| Program Directors plan program, submit Background Information Form & meet with director of StudyAway |
Before Feb 22, 2020 |
Before Feb 22, 2020 |
Before Feb 22, 2020 |
Before Sep 28, 2020 |
| Review/approve program proposal within academic unit/college |
Before Mar 1, 2020 |
Before Mar 1, 2020 |
Before Mar 1, 2020 |
Before Oct 30, 2020 |
| Program Directors, with pre-approval from academic units/college, submit documents in the StudyAway Portal |
Mar 1, 2020 |
Mar 1, 2020 |
Mar 1, 2020 |
Oct 30, 2020 |
| OGE final approval |
April 30, 2020 |
April 30, 2020 |
April 30, 2020 |
Nov 29, 2020 |
| SABD course update in Athena |
Oct 31, 2020 |
Oct 31, 2020 |
Oct 31, 2020 |
Feb 24, 2021 |
| Program cancellation for low enrollment reasons |
Nov 13, 2020 |
Mar 1, 2021 |
Mar 1, 2021 |
Jun 3, 2021 |
| No academic course additions after this date |
Nov 13, 2020 |
Mar 1, 2021 |
Mar 1, 2021 |
Jun 3, 2021 |
| No changes to approved budgets after this date |
Nov 13, 2020 |
Mar 1, 2021 |
Mar 1, 2021 |
Jun 3, 2021 |
| Final program itinerary is to be uploaded in the StudyAway Portal |
At least 30 days prior to program start |
At least 30 days prior to program start |
At least 30 days prior to program start |
At least 30 days prior to program start |
| Calendar Year 2020 |
Spring 2020 |
Maymester 2020 |
Summer 2020 |
Fall 2020 |
| Program Directors plan program, submit Background Information Form & meet with director of StudyAway |
Before Feb 22, 2019 |
Before Feb 22, 2019 |
Before Feb 22, 2019 |
Before Sep 28, 2019 |
| Review/approve program proposal within academic unit/college |
Before Mar 1, 2019 |
Before Mar 1, 2019 |
Before Mar 1, 2019 |
Before Oct 30, 2019 |
| Program Directors, with pre-approval from academic units/college, submit documents in the StudyAway Portal |
Mar 1, 2019 |
Mar 1, 2019 |
Mar 1, 2019 |
Oct 30, 2019 |
| OGE final approval |
April 30, 2019 |
April 30, 2019 |
April 30, 2019 |
Nov 29, 2019 |
| SABD course update in Athena |
Oct 31, 2019 |
Oct 31, 2019 |
Oct 31, 2019 |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| Program cancellation for low enrollment reasons |
Nov 13, 2019 |
Mar 1, 2020 |
Mar 1, 2020 |
Jun 3, 2020 |
| No academic course additions after this date |
Nov 13, 2019 |
Mar 1, 2020 |
Mar 1, 2020 |
Jun 3, 2020 |
| No changes to approved budgets after this date |
Nov 13, 2019 |
Mar 1, 2020 |
Mar 1, 2020 |
Jun 3, 2020 |
| Final program itinerary is to be uploaded in the StudyAway Portal |
At least 30 days prior to program start |
At least 30 days prior to program start |
At least 30 days prior to program start |
At least 30 days prior to program start |
| Calendar Year 2019 |
Spring 2019 |
Maymester 2019 |
Summer 2019 |
Fall 2019 |
| Program Directors plan program, submit Background Information Form & meet with director of StudyAway |
Before Feb 9, 2018 |
Before Feb 9, 2018 |
Before Feb 9, 2018 |
Before Sep 28, 2018 |
| Review/approve program proposal within academic unit/college |
Before Mar 1, 2018 |
Before Mar 1, 2018 |
Before Mar 1, 2018 |
Before Oct 30, 2018 |
| Program Directors, with pre-approval from academic units/college, submit documents in the StudyAway Portal |
Mar 1, 2018 |
Mar 1, 2018 |
Mar 1, 2018 |
Oct 30, 2018 |
| OGE final approval |
April 30, 2018 |
April 30, 2018 |
April 30, 2018 |
Nov 30, 2018 |
| SABD course update in Athena |
Oct 31, 2018 |
Oct 31, 2018 |
Oct 31, 2018 |
Feb 25, 2019 |
| Program cancellation for low enrollment reasons |
Nov 14, 2018 |
Mar 1, 2019 |
Mar 1, 2019 |
Jun 3, 2019 |
| No academic course additions after this date |
Nov 14, 2018 |
Mar 1, 2019 |
Mar 1, 2019 |
Jun 3, 2019 |
| No changes to approved budgets after this date |
Nov 14, 2018 |
Mar 1, 2019 |
Mar 1, 2019 |
Jun 3, 2019 |
| Final program itinerary is to be uploaded in the StudyAway Portal |
At least 30 days prior to program start |
At least 30 days prior to program start |
At least 30 days prior to program start |
At least 30 days prior to program start |
| Calendar Year 2018 |
Spring 2018 |
Maymester 2018 |
Summer 2018 |
Fall 2018 |
| Program Directors plan program, submit Background Information Form & meet with director of StudyAway |
Before Feb 10, 2017 |
Before Feb 10, 2017 |
Before Feb 10, 2017 |
Before Sep 29, 2017 |
| Review/approve program proposal within academic unit/college |
Before Mar 1, 2017 |
Before Mar 1, 2017 |
Before Mar 1, 2017 |
Before Oct 31, 2017 |
| Program Directors, with pre-approval from academic units/college, submit documents in the StudyAway Portal |
Mar 1, 2017 |
Mar 1, 2017 |
Mar 1, 2017 |
Oct 31, 2017 |
| OGE final approval |
May 1, 2017 |
May 1, 2017 |
May 1, 2017 |
Dec 1, 2017 |
| SABD course update in Athena |
Nov 1, 2017 |
Nov 1, 2017 |
Nov 1, 2017 |
Feb 26, 2018 |
| Program cancellation for low enrollment reasons |
Nov 15, 2017 |
Mar 1, 2018 |
Mar 1, 2018 |
Jun 1, 2018 |
| No academic course additions after this date |
Nov 15, 2017 |
Mar 1, 2018 |
Mar 1, 2018 |
Jun 1, 2018 |
| No changes to approved budgets after this date |
Nov 15, 2017 |
Mar 1, 2018 |
Mar 1, 2018 |
Jun 1, 2018 |
| Final program itinerary is to be uploaded in the StudyAway Portal |
At least 30 days prior to program start |
At least 30 days prior to program start |
At least 30 days prior to program start |
At least 30 days prior to program start |
| Calendar Year 2017 |
Spring 2017 |
Maymester 2017 |
Summer 2017 |
Fall 2017 |
| Program Directors plan program, submit Background Information Form & meet with director of StudyAway |
Before Jun 17 2016 |
Before Aug 29 2016 |
Before Sep 26 2016 |
Before Nov 7 2016 |
| Review/approve program proposal within academic unit/college |
Before Jun 17 2016 |
Before Aug 29 2016 |
Before Sep 26 2016 |
Before Nov 7 2016 |
| Program Directors, with pre-approval from academic units/college, submit documents in the StudyAway Portal |
Jun 17 2016 |
Aug 29 2016 |
Sep 26 2016 |
Nov 7 2016 |
| OGE final approval |
Aug 8 2016 |
Nov 4 2016 |
Nov 21 2016 |
Jan 20 2017 |
| SABD course update in Athena |
Sep 30 2016 |
Nov 11 2016 |
Dec 2 2016 |
Feb 27 2017 |
| Program cancellation for low enrollment reasons |
Nov 15 2016 |
Mar 1 2017 |
Mar 1 2017 |
Jun 9 2017 |
| No academic course additions after this date |
Nov 15 2016 |
Mar 1 2017 |
Mar 1 2017 |
Jun 9 2017 |
| No changes to approved budgets after this date |
Nov 15 2016 |
Mar 1 2017 |
Mar 1 2017 |
Jun 9 2017 |
| Final program itinerary is to be uploaded in Portal |
At least 30 days prior to program start |
At least 30 days prior to program start |
At least 30 days prior to program start |
At least 30 days prior to program start |
If you are experiencing any technical issues, please contact StudyAway Help at
studyawayhelp@uga.edu.
